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Price Signal Summary -Bear Cycle In WTI Remains In Play

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  • On the commodity front, trend conditions in Gold remain bullish, however, the yellow metal has entered a short-term corrective cycle and is trading below recent highs. Price has breached a firm support at $1986.9, the 20-day EMA, highlighting potential for a deeper retracement. This has opened $1949.7, Apr 3 low. Key short-term resistance has been defined at $2048.7, the Apr 5 high. A break of this level would confirm a resumption of the uptrend.
  • In the oil space, WTI futures traded lower last week. This resulted in a breach of support at $79.04, the Apr 3 low and the gap high on the daily chart. The continuation lower has also resulted in a break of both the 20- and 50-day EMAs and this has opened $75.83, the Mar 31 high and a gap low on the daily chart. On the upside, key short-term resistance has been defined at $83.38, the Apr 12 high. A break would resume the recent uptrend. Initial resistance is at $79.07, the Apr 20 high.

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